How to connect a Maxtor external hard drive to a laptop?
Written by admin on April 15, 2009 – 10:04 am -I'd like to know how to connect a Maxtor external hard drive to a laptop. What kind of connector should I use? Thank you.
Plug it into a USB port
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By zbalat on Apr 15, 2009 | Reply
Plug it into a USB port
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By FINGER on Apr 15, 2009 | Reply
It depends what kind of interface it uses. A lot use USB 2.0, some others use Firewire, and others use e-SATA. Every computer will have USB ports, but not all have Firewire, and a lot don't have e-SATA. Be careful to find out which yours is before purchasing the external hard drive.
Personally, USB 2.0 works fine. Might not be as fast as e-SATA, but I can live with that, it still goes fast enough.
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By THE COMPUTER HEALER on Apr 15, 2009 | Reply
it should've came with an mini usb cable or usb cable.
the flat end goes into your usb port on your laptop and the other into your hard drive
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By baldo on Apr 15, 2009 | Reply
You need an enclosure to allow you to hook it up through USB. Some enclosures can be hooked up to a TV so you can play videos on the TV and these also come with remote controls
http://images.google.com.ph/images?hl=tl&q=2.5+hdd+enclosure+with+video+out&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi
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